staidness

noun

Definition of staidnessnext
as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling the staidness of the Quaker meeting was surprising to those accustomed to more exuberant services

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  1. gravity
  2. earnestness
Noun
  • The technology uses rapid rotation to create centrifugal forces far stronger than normal gravity, helping separate radioactive materials more efficiently.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Performing complex biological work is no longer limited to people whose advanced education and professional occupations would impress on them the gravity of their responsibilities to do no harm.
    — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gravity
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  • That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There are hints of Gilmore Girls in the show’s quaint setting and generational role reversal, traces of Dawson’s Creek in its adolescent earnestness.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of earnestness
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“Staidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staidness. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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